The INSIDER daily digest -- Sept. 7, 2018

This Friday INSIDER Daily Digest has news on the Missile Technology Control Regime, a DOD IG audit into the Army's IAMD program and more.

The Missile Technology Control Regime could be re-worked soon:

U.S. looks to November policy meeting to push foreign drone sales

The United States will propose changes to how the Missile Technology Control Regime guides exports of unmanned aerial systems at an upcoming annual meeting, as officials want to enable U.S. companies to compete with countries like China for foreign UAS sales.

The Pentagon inspector general is looking into the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense program:

DOD IG to audit Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense program

The Defense Department's inspector general has begun an audit to assess the affordability of the Army's Integrated Air and Missile Defense program, the IG announced last month.

The Navy has challenges regarding artificial intelligence:

ONR chief: 'Fragmented' data poses 'biggest challenge' to Navy's artificial intelligence endeavors

Aggregating data from varied data systems presents the biggest challenge to the Navy's foray into artificial intelligence, the chief of naval research said this week.

The head of U.S. Cyber Command spoke at an event in Washington this week:

CYBERCOM chief calls for 'persistent engagement' in advance of new cyber strategy

The United States needs to pursue a new approach of "consistent engagement" in cyberspace, according to the head of U.S. cyber forces, potentially previewing a forthcoming revision of the military's cyber strategy.

CYBERCOM's acquisition efforts off to slow start

U.S. Cyber Command has had acquisition authority for more than two years, but the increasingly important command has struggled to make full use of its buying powers due to workforce gaps.

The Army is scrambling to keep its helicopter pilots:

Army aviation paying bonuses to prevent brain drain

The Army has been paying out three-year bonuses as an incentive to retain experienced pilots, according to the service's aviation head.

The Army's Rapid Capabilities Office executive director spoke at the Defense News conference this week:

Army RCO director hails cost-first acquisition approach

The military services frequently decide which capabilities they want to pursue long before considering what they are willing to spend, according to the Army's Rapid Capabilities Office executive director.

The Missile Defense Agency is upgrading the sensor on an unmanned aerial vehicle to be able to track ballistic missiles:

MDA chief says MQ-9 missile-tracking sensor configuration needs more work

The head of the Missile Defense Agency says more work is needed to mature the configuration of an updated missile-tracking sensor on General Atomics' MQ-9 Reaper ahead of flight tests in 2020.

Senior House Democrats don't really like a proposal to spend millions of dollars on a border barrier at a bombing range in Arizona:

Pentagon eyes $450M border barrier project at Arizona bombing range

The Pentagon is considering a plan to potentially spend $450 million to enhance existing fencing and construct additional barriers along 31 miles of an Arizona bombing range that borders Mexico.